Rotten
Under the circumstances, Anjelica Huston and Lukas Haas manage not to embarrass themselves, but only because they're pretending to be in a different movie.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Material Girls
It's A Short Trip From The Penthouse To The Poorhouse.
2006 · 1h 37m · PG
Comedy, Family, Romance
Directed by
Martha Coolidge
Overview
Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
4%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[It] isn't some light send-up of materialism. It's a light endorsement of it.
Amelie Gillette, AV Club
Rotten
It's not Clueless, just clueless.
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
An incompetent spin on the poor-little-rich-girl story, the film involves a lot of wardrobe changes and product placements, and a smidgen of intrigue and some chaste romance.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Fresh
It succeeds on its own terms. These days, even pre teens live in a material world.
Michael Hardy, Boston Globe
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